Year: 2021, 2021
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This thesis evaluates a multi-stakeholder participatory planning initiative, NeighbourPLAN, in Peterborough, Ontario, and the role of the third-party broker, GreenUP, in establishing connections and networks of capacity between marginalized members of the community and contributing organizations, city, and experts. Participatory approaches to engage residents disenfranchised by… more Full Text: BUILDING SOCIAL CONNECTIONS: EVALUATING NEIGHBOURPLAN’S PARTICIPATORY PLANNING INITIATIVE FOR INCREASED PARTICIPANT CONNECTEDNESS IN PETERBOROUGH/NOGOJIWANONG, ONTARIO A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the …
Year: 2016, 2016
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Abstract: <p>This research considers the historic context of power that planning operates within, and looks at the ways in which certain community members are marginalized by traditional planning processes. Participatory planning, which has theoretical roots in communicative planning theory, may have the potential to shift the legacy of power and marginalization within planning processes, resulting… more Full Text: Active Neighbourhoods Canada: Evaluating approaches to participatory planning for active transportation in Peterborough, Ontario A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of …